Posted by dessbee on November 28, 2006, at 14:42:31
Omega-3 fatty acids, when fed to piglets, had the same effect on the brain as the antidepressant Prozac: They raised levels of a critical neurotransmitter, serotonin.
"After only 18 days, those animals that were fed the enriched formula had double the level of serotonin in their frontal cortex, in the part of the brain that regulates depression and impulsivity,"
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/MedicineCuttingEdge/story?id=129498&page=1
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